Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,538 
1,171 
1,213 
154 
1,356 
1,182 
$1,000 
16,730 
4,263 
10,399 
2,068 
7,452 
9,278 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,534 
867 
597 
70 
807 
727 
$1,000 to $4,999 
611 
229 
343 
39 
332 
279 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
56 
176 
23 
150 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
9 
47 
10 
33 
33 
$50,000 or more 
72 
10 
50 
12 
34 
38 
Interest expense 
farms 
19,863 
12,574 
6,756 
533 
11,052 
8,811 
$1,000 
160,109 
80,380 
76,808 
2,921 
80,722 
79,387 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,840 
7,739 
3,689 
412 
6,807 
5,033 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,903 
4,427 
2,381 
95 
3,671 
3,232 
$25,000 to $99,999 
999 
379 
599 
21 
528 
471 
$100,000 or more 
121 
29 
87 
5 
46 
75 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
15,669 
10,463 
5,206 
_ 
8,514 
7,155 
$1,000 
122,949 
67,992 
54,957 
- 
62,193 
60,756 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,155 
1,475 
680 
- 
1,253 
902 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,838 
4,783 
2,055 
- 
3,762 
3,076 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,834 
3,845 
1,989 
- 
3,076 
2,758 
$25,000 to $49,999 
572 
275 
297 
- 
307 
265 
$50,000 or more 
270 
85 
185 
- 
116 
154 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
9,843 
5,445 
3,865 
533 
5,618 
4,225 
$1,000 
37,159 
12,388 
21,851 
2,921 
18,529 
18,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,079 
2,643 
1,257 
179 
2,331 
1,748 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,346 
2,349 
1,764 
233 
2,519 
1,827 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
424 
658 
95 
650 
527 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
8 
122 
20 
79 
71 
$50,000 or more 
91 
21 
64 
6 
39 
52 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
65,947 
48,505 
16,949 
493 
38,282 
27,665 
$1,000 
99,159 
65,411 
33,053 
695 
55,719 
43,440 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
63,694 
47,315 
15,906 
473 
37,042 
26,652 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,584 
900 
674 
10 
892 
692 
$10,000 to $24,999 
566 
262 
295 
9 
307 
259 
$25,000 or more 
103 
28 
74 
1 
41 
62 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
32,590 
20,368 
11,093 
1,129 
17,680 
14,910 
$1,000 
126,766 
46,857 
73,235 
6,674 
61,242 
65,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,465 
18,821 
8,717 
927 
15,505 
12,960 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,179 
1,334 
1,697 
148 
1,731 
1,448 
$25,000 to $49,999 
534 
141 
365 
28 
268 
266 
$50,000 to $99,999 
269 
43 
209 
17 
124 
145 
$100,000 or more 
143 
29 
105 
9 
52 
91 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
992 
171 
693 
128 
629 
363 
$1,000 
16,380 
293 
14,101 
1,987 
9,195 
7,185 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
27,476 
16,973 
9,645 
858 
15,550 
11,926 
$1,000 
338,142 
128,739 
195,406 
13,997 
177,387 
160,756 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
$1,000 
696,379 
53,092 
596,821 
46,466 
372,047 
324,332 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,233 
1,089 
35,014 
20,461 
9,374 
1 1 ,435 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
22,543 
14,209 
7,335 
999 
14,153 
8,390 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,806 
23,680 
98,948 
60,598 
42,338 
62,406 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,715 
2,991 
608 
116 
2,290 
1,425 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,339 
4,654 
1,435 
250 
4,106 
2,233 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,338 
2,187 
979 
172 
2,151 
1,187 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,662 
2,244 
1,254 
164 
2,327 
1,335 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,987 
1,036 
840 
111 
1,233 
754 
$50,000 or more 
3,502 
1,097 
2,219 
186 
2,046 
1,456 
Farms with net losses 
number 
45,507 
34,525 
9,710 
1,272 
25,535 
19,972 
Average net loss 
dollars 
9,370 
8,208 
13,282 
11,063 
8,896 
9,977 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,974 
4,190 
635 
149 
3,178 
1,796 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,821 
13,704 
2,729 
388 
9,868 
6,953 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,557 
7,867 
2,371 
319 
5,677 
4,880 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,662 
6,699 
2,671 
292 
4,982 
4,680 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,765 
1,726 
954 
85 
1,428 
1,337 
$50,000 or more 
728 
339 
350 
39 
402 
326 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
$1,000 
531,916 
3,497 
488,367 
40,051 
295,199 
236,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,817 
72 
28,652 
17,636 
7,438 
8,346 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
22,309 
14,198 
7,166 
945 
14,017 
8,292 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,462 
20,278 
87,446 
58,239 
37,632 
53,317 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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